Black diamond Diamond Peak, NV
Chute drops 219 vertical feet over 677 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 24° about 300 feet below the top. That's steeper than 19% of the 4,740 black diamond runs we've measured in North America, and the 16th steepest of 30 named runs at Diamond Peak. It faces north.
Facing north at an average 19°, Chute gets about 55% of the winter sun that flat ground at Diamond Peak does, December through March. That's shadier than 89% of the runs we've measured, and the 3rd shadiest named run at Diamond Peak. Its top sits at 7,380 feet.
Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.
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Measured by ZRankings from 1-meter USGS lidar. Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.